This was Hans's clever trick. He had used a clever method to categorize all the books into multiple sets and then sell them to school libraries.
From university to high school to elementary school, he had called all the schools in Flagstaff, and then to the surrounding areas. He had carried out telemarketing around Flagstaff.
In the end, all the books had been sold in just one morning, which was even shorter than the time they had taken to categorize the books!
In the afternoon, they drove separately to deliver the books and collect the money at the same time. After that afternoon and the next day, the house and truck were empty.
Hans did a quick count. He had invested 10,000 dollars and received 49,000 dollars in return. The profit was close to 40,000 dollars, which was not a small amount.
Li Du patted his shoulder happily. "You did a great job, Big Fox. Your performance this time really made me look at you in a different light."
"How bad is my image in your heart? Why do you always look at me in a different light? "Hans said angrily.
Hannah said, "You have the cheek to say that, Li. You don't have to praise him. In fact, you are the one who made the contribution this time. If you hadn't chosen the hardcover books, we wouldn't have been able to sell them at all."
This was the real reason why the libraries were willing to accept the books. The main reason was that the books were all hardcover editions, and some were even limited edition.
The hardcover books were expensive, and Hans was selling them at one-fifth of the original price. Of course, the libraries were happy to accept them.
Hans said indignantly, "My sister, why don't you say that God is the one who made the contribution this time? If it wasn't for God, we wouldn't have been able to sell them. "
"Thank God." Hannah took out the silver cross from her pocket and kissed it.
Hans rolled his eyes. "Get out of the way, I want to drink a bottle of beer to calm myself down."
Li Du said, "Don't be angry. No matter who the hero is, you did a good job this time. If I had known, we would have bought more books."
This scared Hans. "Don't, don't, don't. Unless they are all hardcover books, these things will only end up in our hands."
Even if there were more hardcover books, he was not willing to do this. He had been busy since the night before yesterday, and he was exhausted.
Just as he took a sip of beer, Hans's phone rang.
He picked up and said lazily, "Hello, Hans Fox. Who is this?"
Soon, he sat up straight on the sofa and said, "Yes, yes, the photo was posted by me. I have the original copy. Yes, there are many … "
"Yes, some of the photos are of Egyptian buildings. I remember there's a pattern on it. Please wait a moment, I'll confirm it … "
Li Du knew what he was talking about and immediately took the album.
Hans briefly introduced some information about the photos. After hanging up, he revealed a joyful expression and said, "I'm the hero, buddy, I'm the hero!"
Li Du asked in surprise, "Someone is interested in the photos? How much are they willing to pay? "
Hans hurriedly changed his clothes and said, "Yes, they are very interested. I just asked around. If these photos are the originals that the other party wants, then it wouldn't be a problem to sell them for 4,000 dollars each! However, it seems like they only want the architectural photos! "
Four thousand yuan for one piece. Forty pieces would be 160,000 yuan!
After packing up the album, they were ready to leave. Before leaving, Hans took out the landscape photos again and winked. "As long as the rules allow, be a profiteer!"
On the way, Li Du learned that the person who was interested in these photos was a professor from the University of Arizona's School of History. His student had seen the photos posted by Hans on the Internet and told the professor.
Hans said, "I like to deal with cultured people. Their business is always easier."
The city they were going to was Tucson, the second largest city in Arizona and the most important city in the southern desert region of Arizona. It was also the home of the University of Arizona.
There were several famous universities in Arizona, and some of them had similar names, such as the University of Arizona, Arizona State University, Northern Arizona University, and so on.
Hans was familiar with these areas. The car first arrived in Phoenix, and then drove for about the same distance. Finally, they entered Tucson in the afternoon.
Li Du sighed, "This is really a long journey."
Ah Meow rubbed its whiskers with its claws and nodded as if in agreement. "Meow!"
Hans did not notice the ocelot's action. He reclined in the passenger seat and said, "So, although there are many warehouses in Tucson, I usually don't come here. We don't have the ability to travel so far."
He called the professor and arranged to meet at a coffee house.
When Li Du and the others arrived, a strong, middle-aged black man was drinking coffee with two even stronger black men.
Seeing the three of them, Li Du asked, "Maybe we went the wrong way?"
He felt that the three of them were like gang members, or the kind of gang leader with two underlings.
The middle-aged black man smiled and stood up. He took the initiative to extend his hand. "Lewis, Matt Lewis, University of Arizona's School of History, Ancient Egyptian History and the Euphrates Civilization. Mr. Hans Fox?"
Hans nodded. "That's me. Nice to meet you, Professor Lewis. You're really strong."
The black man laughed. "History needs to be explored, and archaeology needs the support of a strong body. If you think that scholars are old men or weak scholars, you're wrong."
"You must have made a lot of achievements in archaeology," Hans said, taking out a photo album. "These things are also used in archaeology, right?"
Seeing the photo album, Lewis's eyes lit up. "I have to take a closer look."
Hans took out two photos and handed them to him. "If my guess is right, these photos are not worth much, but some of the words on the photos are worth a lot of money."
There were many buildings in the photos, some of which were on the verge of collapse, with hieroglyphics carved on them.
One of the two photos he took out was a sphinx without words, and the other was a building with some hieroglyphics.
Lewis took the photos and flipped to the back of the photo. He held a small lamp in his hand and turned it on. Two lines of words appeared on the back of the photo. Li Du roughly looked at it and felt that it was in French.
"Maxime du Camp, Gustave Flaubert, these are their photos," the black man said with satisfaction after taking a look.
Li Du asked curiously, "Who are they? Explorers? "
Lewis shook his head. "No, they are photographers and writers. They explored ancient Egypt for the first time and used photography technology to take photos.
"According to historical records, Maxime's father was a wealthy French surgeon. He had been exposed to cameras since he was a child. In other words, he was the first person to come into contact with cameras. At that time, photography had just been invented.
"Between 1849 and 1851, Maxime was funded by the French government to explore ancient Egypt with his writer friend, Flaubert.
"After going through hardships to reach the heart of the desert, Maxime used his Carofa camera and tripod to take legendary photos, including the ancient Egyptian pyramids, the sphinx, and the Aswan statue.
"However, the most legendary of them all is this …"
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